The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-04

and get Mr. Reardon to get ink from the same
parties who furnished the ink for the election
boards. / met DR.. Metcalf on the steps of the
Court house. asked If he knew of any acid.
He said he would 60 and see / went down to
his Office with him. He had some acid dc
took match and tried some of 1t envelope,
and it seemed to work pretty we'll We then
started up the street together. and told Metcalf
that Coy was ut his room in the Grand Hotel.
Metcalf left me at the corner of Illinois street.
and went to the Court house. After that
went to the Grand Hotel Coy was in his room
with his feet up on the ia BILE. and said he was
ready for business. While there Reardon came
in with bottle of ink. went back to the
Courthouse few moments. and went home to
supper. During the time we were IN this room
Coy stated there was $500 in it to tho Liquor
League and we might we'll have it. have
had very little conversation with Henry Span
In regard to the fund be used in Influencing
the grand jury of this court After the invest-
for me at my office to come to
me into back ROOM He said he wanted some
money and wanted it bad-wanted $50 at once.
did not have it then. After dinner he was at
my Office and l gave 1t to him. After had my
litigation In the United States Court and went
to JAIL asked Henry if he didn't think they
ought to pay my expenses he SAID they nad
raised 81 400, and had unusual expenses-that
they had to influence mon down in the country
districts at their homes" Returning to the
morning the votes were canvassed. Perkins SAID:
''Wh was sitting In the canvassing room Dr
Metcalf came and asked if the Fourth
ward was in. sad No He said. IL will be
dandy when it comes John e. Sullivan.
during the canvass. asked me to get the returns
from the upper precinct in nv ward asked
MIN if he hadn't enough. He said .yes,' but he
wanted to get some for his friends"
The men to whom MIR. Perkins chiefly refers
are the hackers of Edenharter and O'Donnell.
Phases of the Campaign.
Hiram Miller the ex-county treasurer who
was the inspector of Wayne township at the
har uvaa
approached by a man whom / could name to
take my returns to a certain place. Was not
to be caught that way. From the day of the
election until l delivered them to the canvassing
board at 2:40 o'clock Friday nor ming they vera
never ont of my possession. Had all the in
spectors taken the same care with their returns
there would have been no trouble
Not many days ago Sam Dinnin, it is said,
made this speech to the Democratic Executive
Committee, "Now you fellers have promised to
help us take care of men In my ward. After
tomorrow they won't be able to get residence
there If you don't send men to and give us
the money to keep them We are beat The
committee, it is said, promised him $500.
Candidate Edanharter addressed a gathering
of abons one hundred persons, at the corner of
Noble and Michigan streets, last evening. He
defended the Coy gang by declaring that "they
were angels compared with the Republican
gang in Indianapolis including even the gospel
gang at Pfaffiin's Hail the other night" and in
referring to the Union Labor ticket, he asserted
that the candidates and members of the party
were not true representatives of the working
class. and advised laboring men Ito not be de-
ceived by them" His speech throughout was
characterized by utter disregard for truth,
and the worst kind of demagogy.
DIR. Brennans zeal in helping the Coy gang
by seeking to control the votes of the male pa
tents in the hospital of the Little Sisters of the
Poor mas caused great deal of unfavorable
comment among Republicans and others who
contribute to the support of the institution.
Many, if not all their patients nave no residence
in the ward in which it is proposed to have them
vote for Democratic candidates. hence the zeal
Gus doctor is making himself liable to prosacu-
ton The Doctors alleged purpose was criti-
cized yesterday by business men with any
thing but friendly feeling toward the institu-